Frith Surname
Approximately 13,869 people bear this surname
Frith Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the frith' or 'firth,' which see, a bay, an estuary, a wide valley, as in Chapelle-Frith, Derbyshire.
Richard de la Fryth, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John atte Frithe.
Read More About This SurnameFrith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,009 | 1:11,124 | 1,642 |
| United States | 4,526 | 1:80,084 | 9,116 |
| Australia | 1,880 | 1:14,359 | 2,034 |
| Canada | 790 | 1:46,640 | 5,721 |
| Jamaica | 474 | 1:6,055 | 762 |
| New Zealand | 308 | 1:14,702 | 2,578 |
| Bermuda | 102 | 1:640 | 97 |
| Wales | 99 | 1:31,258 | 3,153 |
| Scotland | 94 | 1:56,956 | 4,742 |
| South Africa | 90 | 1:601,974 | 45,802 |
| Israel | 71 | 1:120,530 | 13,243 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 62 | 1:22,000 | 2,488 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 27 | 1:1,271 | 148 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 | 1:4,600 | 509 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Guyana | 12 | 1:63,518 | 5,280 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| British Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:3,510 | 429 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Montserrat | 4 | 1:1,237 | 187 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 52 | 1:85,190 | 5,835 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,933 | 1:8,311 | 1,262 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:116,976 | 5,458 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 577 | 1:87,034 | 9,029 |
Frith (467) may also be a first name.
Frith Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the frith' or 'firth,' which see, a bay, an estuary, a wide valley, as in Chapelle-Frith, Derbyshire.
Richard de la Fryth, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John atte Frithe. History of Norfolk.
William atte Frith, Fines Roll. 9 Edward I.
Thomas atte Fryth, 1379: R T- Yorkshire.
Both Firth and Frith are familiar patronymics, but the dictionary use is confined to the poets.
'Both in the tufty frith, and in the mossy fell.' Drayton, Polyolbion, Song 17.
Local. There is a place named Firth near Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire. Thomas Firth in 1606 (Home, 32). Janet Firth in Newbarns of Weitschaw-mure, 1630. and four more of the name (Lanark CR.). It is also a current surname in Orkney, from the parish of Firth in Mainland. Nycholl of Fyrtht on inquest at Sabay, 1522, and John Firth, witness in Kirkwall, 1565 (REO., p. 95,280).
Laurencius del Frith witnessed a charter by Willelmus de Lysuris, c. 1317 (Neubotle. p. 304). Bardsley records Richard de la Fryth in county Norfolk, 1273.
(English) 1 Dweller in or by a Wooded Enclosure [Middle English frith, fryth, wood, deer- park; also peace, security; Old English frið, peace, protection, asylum, &c. (Old English friðgeard, enclosure] * A friar licensed to beg within a certain limit.
I seigh [saw] floures in the fryth, And hir [their] faire colours; And how among the grene gras Growed so manye hewes.—Piers Plowman, 7304-7.
And thanne shal Feith be forster here, And in this fryth walke.—Ibid., 11,592-3.
I’ll hang his merry men, pair by pair, In ony frith where I may them see.—‘ The Outlaw Murray,’ v. 13.
2 for Firth1 q.v.
“Woodland” in Old English (Firthe).
A parish in Orkney; also a Scottish topographical word, signifying, 1. An aestuary or bay; 2. A sheltered place or enclosure. The etymon in both cases seems to he the Anglo-Saxon frithian, to protect or shelter.
By transposition for Firth, a form of Fireth (See Robson). The latter a form of Feret, or Feirot. Oinus, Richard, Robert Feret of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). John le Frith of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Danish, Fryd; a personal name.
Robert Firth was the name of two mayors of Doncaster in the reigns of Henry VII. and Henry VIII. (M.), and the name is still in the town.
Frith Demographics
Frith Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Frith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Frith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Frith (Arabic: فريته) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Frith? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 37,962nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 525,456 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Frith live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Frith is also the 394,192nd most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 467 people.
The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 5,009 people, or 1 in 11,124. In England Frith is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 6 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.
Frith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Frith has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 784 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 294 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Frith Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (65%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Frith surname are 16.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.3% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Frith earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning R 248,184 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $54,736 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Frith Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Frith in the Arabic language | ||
| فريته | fryth | - |
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